SPRINGFIELD - In a game that pitted a pair of the nation’s most highly regarded juniors, Philadelphia’s Neumann-Goretti outraced Orlando Christian, 63-40, in Spalding HoopHall Classic action Saturday.

Ranked the nation’s No. 13 guard in the Class of 2014 Goretti’s Ja’Quan Newton (17 points, six rebounds, four assists, three steals) and OCP’s Miami-bound guard Adonys Henriquez (11 points, six rebounds) garnered the headlines before and after the game.

“That’s nice, but that’s not something that ever enters my mind,” Newton said. “I’m just out there with the team trying to get the win.”

Nothing punctuated the Saints’ victory more than the reverse dunk by junior guard Troy Harper, which set the score at 60-40 with just under 2 minutes remaining. The slam signaled the entrance of many of the team’s second unit.

After a relatively quiet start, the Saints used a trio of throwdowns to announce their arrival in the second quarter. John Davis threw down twice in transition, and Tony Toplyn added a dunk of his own for Goretti, which also ratcheted up its defense in the frame, en route to a 26-19, halftime lead.

Adding to its first-half edge was a decisive 18-0 advantage in fast-break points for Goretti.

“It was just about getting into our rhythm and settling down,” Newton said. “We had a bit of a slow start, but coach just told us to settle in and play our game. That’s what we did in that second quarter.”

While the majority of the spotlight in the game fell onto Newton, Neumann-Goretti used contributions from up and down its roster to seal the win. Davis (nine points, 10 boards) fell just shy of a double-double, while Toplyn tacked on seven points.

Following a fall on his shooting hand in the second quarter, Henriquez had a difficult time with his long-range stroke, but once he shortened his scope the results began to appear.